Comments on: The overcoming of evil

By: ricky

ricky — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:56:44 +0000

this is a hard saying………….

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:45:39 +0000

Thanks Mike I am glad there was at least something to ponder there, I was hoping to overcome my evil with good somehow. Were the old dying but not yet dead nature not able to kindle such a great fire with so few sparks, the enemy of our souls would not be much of a threat. The fact is that there is so much dry kindling left, even in the regenerate, that his job is much easier than any of us would like to admit. Needing such little outside coercion, the greatest enemy to our souls is the guy in the mirror. Thankfully there is somewhere else to look besides the mirror for help. Spurgeon has a good one on this. http://www.spurgeongems.org/vols13-15/chs732.pdf

By: mike

mike — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:35:14 +0000

That’s the subtlety of the enemy, we can experience our evil when we openly sin with malice or anger…but to notice evil in the smallest detail we or I fall much to short. Thanks for sharing this Lee. I notice that I measure my certain sins to much, my “mind” will question whether that was sin or not…rationalize. You post brought much conviction and soul searching.

Mike

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:27:46 +0000

Thanks Jean.

The sad part is that this wasn’t even evil in anger which can be difficult to deal with, but rather evil in stupidity which should have been relatively easy.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:09:07 +0000

The hardest thing is normally to admit our evil and expose it, its unbearable to our flesh and our nature. But often we do not realise the blessing that comes with being humbled by God. And God also lets us fall this way that others may see Him work in us, sorry is one of the hardest words, especially when someone has wronged you then you act in a evil way out of anger. We should not sin, even in anger. Only in Christ’s power can we overcome evil with good. I was encouraged today by your post…